외접원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外接圓, from 外 (“outside”) + 接 (“to connect”) + 圓 (“circle”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹bwʌ̹n] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹bwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)저붠/외(ː)저붠]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oejeobwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oejeob'won
McCune–Reischauer?	oejŏbwŏn
Yale Romanization?	ōycep.wen

Noun

외접원 • (oejeobwon) (hanja 外接圓)

1. (geometry) a circumcircle

See also

• 외심 (oesim)
• 내접원 (naejeobwon)
• 방접원 (bangjeobwon)